Archive for category: Molecular Biology

The mechanisms of the syndrome of Lowe

The mechanisms of the syndrome of Lowe

0 / November 28, 2011 2:19 pm

The OCRL1 gene mutation changes the intracellular transport in kidney cells by preventing the re-absorption of proteins that are then eliminated in the urine. A clear mechanism that damages the kidneys in Lowe syndrome, a rare genetic disease that affects

Relieve the symptoms of withdrawal from opiate drugs

Relieve the symptoms of withdrawal from opiate drugs

0 / November 23, 2011 2:24 pm

It opens the way to the study of drugs aimed at treating patients suffering from drug addiction. The University of Bordeaux in France is the author of an important discovery published in Molecular Psychiatry, one of the major international journals

A two-tier system in brain tumors

A two-tier system in brain tumors

0 / October 10, 2011 4:13 pm

From a large-molecular genetic study on the cerebellum was seen that the second most common type of malignant brain tumor in children is the ependymoma. An international team of researchers has discovered that the second most common type of malignant

Communication between bacteria of different species

Communication between bacteria of different species

0 / October 8, 2011 1:37 pm

A study on the ‘olive scab’ showed that the disease state of a plant is maintained both by the pathogenic bacteria from innocuous. A team of researchers led by Vittorio Venturi of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

The origin of remember mature over the years

The origin of remember mature over the years

0 / October 2, 2011 1:35 pm

The ability to remember the origin of memories is a long process that develops during adolescence, but only when we become mature adults. Researchers in Germany have discovered that children develop the ability to remember past events and the origin

The molecular structure of water

The molecular structure of water

0 / September 14, 2011 2:25 pm

Is there something seemingly simpler than the water? Despite its apparent simplicity this we know so well fluid is complex and still not well understood. Water is endowed with some exceptional properties physical, chemical which constitute its specificity. As demonstrates

Enzymes, biological catalysts

Enzymes, biological catalysts

0 / August 14, 2011 7:12 am

The catalytic properties and specificity of the biocatalysts are essential for the synthesis of a variety of compounds. Biological catalysts enzymesAre specialized proteins in the catalysis of biological reactions, are ranked among the essential biomolecules in cellular metabolism. Because of